dollhouses
Scaled-down residences
Dollhouses are miniature model houses, typically furnished with small-scale furniture and accessories, used as children's toys or adult collectibles.
The appeal lies in creating and controlling a complete domestic world in miniature: She spent hours arranging the tiny furniture in her dollhouse.
Elaborate dollhouses with handcrafted details can be serious hobbies for adults.
Also spelled as two words: doll houses.
Act as though
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
- make-believeImaginative play or fantasy
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
- roleplayAdopt another's perspective
playtime · children · creativity · nurturing · decorating · rearranging · scenarios · families
Old valued collectible
- vintageQuality from past eras
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- auctionCompetitive public sale
- collectorOne who gathers items
restoration · preservation · authenticity · rarities · provenance · Bliss · estate sale · appraisal
Measure of relative size
- replicaFaithful scaled reproduction
- dioramaEnclosed miniature scene display
- tinyExtremely small in size
- diminutiveVery small, or nickname form
micro · thumbnail · figurine · maquette · vignette · shadowbox · detailed · proportioned
Created manually, not mechanically
- woodworkingCraft of shaping lumber
- kitGrouped supplies, one purpose
- assemblyConstructing from components
- gluingFastening with adhesive
painting · wallpapering · flooring · wiring · lighting · hinged · baseboards · trim
pretend
Act as though
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
- make-believeImaginative play or fantasy
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
roleplay · playtime · children · creativity · nurturing · decorating · rearranging · scenarios · families · narratives
antique
Old valued collectible
collector · restoration · preservation · authenticity · rarities · provenance · Bliss · estate sale · appraisal · mint condition
scale
Measure of relative size
- replicaFaithful scaled reproduction
- dioramaEnclosed miniature scene display
- tinyExtremely small in size
diminutive · micro · thumbnail · figurine · maquette · vignette · shadowbox · detailed · proportioned · scaled-down
handmade
Created manually, not mechanically
- woodworkingCraft of shaping lumber
- kitGrouped supplies, one purpose
- assemblyConstructing from components
gluing · painting · wallpapering · flooring · wiring · lighting · hinged · baseboards · trim · finishing
sofa
Multi-seat cushioned furniture
wardrobe · chandelier · dresser · mirror · sideboard · cabinet · fireplace · bathtub · stove · icebox
façade
False outward appearance
- gableTriangular wall portion
- dormerProjecting rooftop window structure
- turretProtruding fortified structure
balustrade · cornice · portico · shutters · porch · balcony · staircase · chimney · roofline · windowbox
- miniature buildingsmodel villages, scale models, model shops, architectural models, scale replicas
- Plastic Toysaction figures, toy cars, toy trucks, building blocks, Hot Wheels
- childhoodchildhood, baby, child, kid, toys
- toysteddy bear, stuffed animal, puzzles, blocks, balls
- pretend playmake believe, pretend, pretend play, dress-up, dress up
- toddler toysblocks, building blocks, stacking rings, stacking cups, shape sorter
- dollhouse furnitureTiny replica home items